ST. LOUIS — The Opus Group has broken ground on a 155,000-square-foot speculative warehouse at Soulard Business Park in St. Louis. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2020. The development, which will sit on approximately eight acres, will feature a clear height of 32 feet and 24 trailer parking stalls. Patrick Reilly and David Branding of JLL will market the property for lease. Soulard Business Park is a project led by Environment Operations Inc. and involves the redevelopment of a former manufacturing facility.
MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT LOUIS PARK, MINN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Oak Park Village and Holmes Greenway Apartments, a multifamily portfolio comprising 154 units in Minneapolis and Saint Louis Park. Built in 1983, Holmes Greenway Apartments consists of 54 units. The six-story complex is located within a mile of downtown Minneapolis at 418 Central Ave. SE. The second property, Oak Park Village, is a 100-unit complex with floor plans ranging from 729 to 1,284 square feet. The community is located at 7267 Oak Park Village Drive in Saint Louis Park, about five miles southwest of Minneapolis. Abe Roberts of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller.
BETTENDORF, IOWA — The Cambria Hotels brand, franchised by Choice Hotels International Inc., has opened its first location in Iowa. The four-story, 112-room hotel is located at 5061 Competition Drive in Bettendorf within the Quad Cities. Amenities include a bistro, full-service bar, pool, fitness center and meeting space. Frontier Hospitality Group developed the hotel. There are currently more than 40 Cambria hotels across the U.S. The Bettendorf property is the first of seven Cambria hotels expected to open this summer.
ROSWELL, GA. — A joint venture between Armada Hoffler Properties and S.J. Collins Enterprises has unveiled plans to develop Southern Post, an $80 million, 240,000-square-foot mixed-use project in historic downtown Roswell. Southern Post will include 125 apartment units, 80,000 square feet of creative office space and 40,000 square feet of retail space. The joint venture worked with the City of Roswell in the design of Southern Post to honor the city’s historic charm. Armada Hoffler will be the majority partner in the joint venture, which anticipates closing on the purchase of the land from the City of Roswell in the fourth quarter of 2019 and commencing construction in the first quarter of 2020. Armada Hoffler Construction Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Armada Hoffler Properties, will serve as general contractor for the project, which is situated about 23 miles north of downtown Atlanta.
LAKE MARY, FLA. — Roger B. Kennedy Construction has delivered Griffin Farm at Midtown Town Center, a mixed-use property that includes 263 apartment units and 50,000 square feet of retail space. This marks the fourth time the Florida-based general contractor has worked with developer Unicorp National Developments Inc. to deliver a project. The apartments, called Drake Midtown Apartments, include two five-story buildings and are valued at more than $65 million. The retail portion includes seven single-story buildings that are valued at $10 million. Retail tenants include Dunkin’, First Watch, Hand & Stone, Mattress One and Tipsy Nail & Salon Bar.
MAITLAND, FLA. — Epoch Residential has sold Maitland Station Apartments, a 293-unit apartment complex located adjacent to the Maitland SunRail station in Maitland. The transient-oriented community offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans averaging 942 square feet. Communal amenities include a swimming pool, fire pit, outdoor kitchen with gas grills, 24-hour fitness facility with separate CrossFit studio, cyber café, media room, game room, community kitchen, conference room, business center and a pet park with a dog washing station. Maitland Station Apartments is located at 801 Orlando Ave., nine miles north of downtown Orlando. Brett Moss and Elliott Throne of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. Nicol Investment Co. acquired the property for an undisclosed price.
SARASOTA, FLA. — JLL has arranged the sale of four retail properties in downtown Sarasota totaling 30,188 square feet. The four properties, which are situated on Main Street and Lemon Avenue, sold for $10.3 million. The properties were 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Sur La Table, Bluemercury, Eileen Fisher, Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse, Boca Kitchen, J. McLaughlin and Sara Campbell. Eric Williams, Daniel Finkle and Luis Castillo of JLL represented the seller, Lemon Avenue Partners LLC, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
MIAMI — Cushman & Wakefield has negotiated the $7.7 million sale of Bank of America Center, a six-story, 68,174-square-foot office building in Miami. Bank of America Center is situated at 1313 N.W. 36th St. within an Opportunity Zone. The property was 88.8 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Bank of America and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s office. Miguel Alcivar, Dominic Montazemi, Scott O’Donnell, Tony Jones and Frank Begrowicz of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, an investment group affiliated with Golden Sands. This is the third property the investment group has sold within the same Opportunity Zone since last year. Scott Sime of Sime Realty Corp. represented the buyer, New York City-based Edenderry Properties LLC. In March 2018, Edenderry Properties acquired Centennial Express Building, which is located directly east of Bank of America Center.
LOS ANGELES — PCCP has provided $268.4 million in financing for the acquisition of two newly built, 28-story apartment towers in downtown Los Angeles. Known as The Grace and The Griffin, the Class A properties offer a total of 575 units and were delivered in late 2018 by the seller, Holland Partners. The properties are located at 732 and 755 South Spring St. Totaling 275 units, The Griffin features a mix of six studios, 155 one-bedroom, 55 two-bedroom and 59 three-bedroom apartments and 9,726 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The Grace offers 300 units in a mix of 18 studios, 195 one-bedroom, 61 two-bedroom and 26 three-bedroom layouts, as well as 7,569 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The units feature open floor plans with integrated kitchens, quartz countertops, stainless steel hardware and appliances, in-unit washers/dryers, recessed light fixtures, vinyl plank flooring and 9.5-foot ceiling heights. Each building features a resort-style infinity pool and spa, observatory rooftop lounge, bar and entertainment lounge, dog wash and run, two-story fitness center and yoga studio, business center, package delivery lockers, dry cleaning drop-off, electric vehicle charging stations and a coffee bar. Currently nearly 50 percent leased, the undisclosed buyer plans to hold …
HENDERSON, NEV. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased Pacific Business Center, a light multi-tenant industrial property in Henderson, for $111.2 million. The 13-building asset is located at 1045-1175 American Pacific Drive, 160-194 Gallagher Crest Road and 1060-1110 Mary Crest Road and offers a total of 898,389 square feet of industrial space. Constructed between 1996 and 1998, Pacific Business Center has undergone more than $12.4 million in capital improvements since 2010. Renovations included high-quality HVAC and EVAP systems, LED lighting, upgraded office finishes and new exterior paint. The property features 24-foot to 28-foot clear heights, ESFR sprinkler systems and new thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofs. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent occupied by a diverse mix of tenants. BKM was self-represented, while CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the deal.